Gun holder



Feb. 27, 1962 H. LOEB 3,022,898

GUN HOLDER Filed Julyl5, 1960 Henry L oeb 1N VENTOR.

BY Mm lam M Hm GUN HOLDER Henry Loch, 320 Monroe Ave, Memphis, Tenn.Filed .l'uly 15, 1960, Ser. No. 434% 3 Claims. (Cl. 211-64) Thisinvention relates to a novel and useful gun rest,

and more particularly to a gun rest specifically adapted to support agun on an upstanding support member.

Many times when a hunter has situated himself at an advantageousposition and is waiting for game to appear, it is desirable to have ameans whereby his gun, whether it be a rifle or shotgun and the like,may be supported in a manner and position whereby it is instantaneouslyavailable for use. Ahunter is sometimes in the out-of doors in coldweather and when this is the case the hunter frequently wishes to movehis bodyin order to increase the circulation in an effort to remainwarmer. Additionally, besides enabling the hunter to use both handswhile supporting his gun in a position ready for instantaneous use, thegun holder of the instant invention also enables the hunter to moveslightly from his vantage point if he desires without having to carryhis gun. Frequently, the guns are handled in a loaded state and althoughmost hunters are extremely careful about handling a loaded weapon,accidents do happen and are accounted for largely by the handling of aloaded weapon while the handler of the weapon is moving from one placeto another. Not only will the gun holder of the instant invention enablethe hunter to warm his hands, but it will also enable him to use hishands for effecting a simulating call of the game he is hunting besidesenabling him to eat and/ or smoke when he desires.

Although some localities suitable for hunting do not have readilyavailable upstanding supports, other hunting areas-do have upstandingsupportsavailable such as trees :and/or stumps and the like'togetherwith portions of building structures.

The main objectuof this invention is to provide a gun rest forsupporting a gun on an upstanding support in a manner and in a positionwhereby 'it may be constantly the preceding object, is to providesupport means on the flexible member adapted to cradle and support a gunat.

points spaced longitudinally of the latter.

Yet another object of this invention is ,to provide a support memberhaving cradling means pivotally secured thereto whereby the cradlingmeans may be readily pivoted to a position enabling the cradling meansto conform to the contour of the gun being supported.

Still another object of this invention, in accordance with the precedingobject, is to provide support means on the flexible member which may beadjustably positioned longitudinally of the flexible member whereby theposition of the support means for a gun may be adjusted relative to theflexible member after the latter has been encircled about and utilizedto frictionally embrace an upstanding support. t

A final object to be specifically enumerated herein is to provide agunrest which will conform to conventional forms of manufacture, be ofsimple construction, easy to useso as to provide a device that will beeconomically feasible, long lasting and a benefit to numerous hunters.

These together with other objects and advantages which will becomesubsequently apparent reside in the details of construction andoperation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, whereinlike numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

FIGURE 1 is a side elevational view of the gun rest shown embracinglyengaging an upstanding support in the form, of a tree trunk andsupporting the gun of conventional design; i

FIGURE 2 is a perspective View of the gun rest; and

FIGURE 3 is a perspective view of the gun rest in a collapsed stateready for storage until further use.

Referring now more specifically to the drawings, the numeral 10generally designates a gun rest comprising the present invention whichis shown in FIGURE 1 of the drawings secured to an upstanding support inthe form of a tree trunk 12.

With attention now directed more particularly to FIG- URE 2 of thedrawings it will be noted that the gun rest 10 comprises an elongatedflexible strap member 14 having a buckle assembly 16 secured to one endwith the other end of the strap member 14 adapted for engagementwith'the buckle assembly 16 whereby the effective length of the flexiblestrap member 14 may be readily adjusted.

A mounting means generally referred to by the reference numeral 18 forsupporting a gun is carried by the flexible strap member 14 intermediateits opposite ends. The support means includes an elongated bar generallyreferred to by the reference numeral 20 having a pair of transverselyextending slots 22 formed therein which slidably receive the flexiblemember 14 at spaced points longitudinally therealong. The non-buckledend of the flexible strap member-'14 is threaded through one of theslots 22 from the reverse side of the bar 20 and extends along the frontface of the bar 20 toward the other slot 22. The non-buckled end of theflexible member 14 is threaded through the other slot 22 from the frontside of the plate 20 and in this manner, the bar 20 is secured to theflexible strap member 14 for adjustable positioning along the flexiblestrap member 14.

A pair of generally U-shaped support members generally designated by thereference numerals 24 and 25 which each include a pair of parallel legs26 and 28 interconnected by means of a curved bight portion 31) arepivotally secured to opposite ends of the bar 20 by means of suitablepivot pins 32 in an obvious manner. The U- shaped support members 24 areadapted to embrace the lower surfaces of the stock 34 and the hand-grip36 of the. gun generally designated by the reference numeral 38. It isto be noted that inasmuch as the U-shaped support members 22 arepivotally secured to the bar 20 that the U-shaped members 24 are readilyadapted for engagement with guns of various forms inasmuch as theU-shaped members 24 may be pivoted to more readily conform to thecontour of the gun. Further, the leg 26 of the member 25 is longer thanthe leg 26 of the member 24 whereby one end of the gun 38 is elevated,see FIGURE 1.

The rest 10 is specifically adapted for use in temporarily supportingthe gun 38 in overflowed timber land while hunting ducks and the like.While hunting in overflowed timber land a hunter must stand in two tothree feet of water and it is therefore impossible for the hunter tolocate a convenient place for him to rest his gun while lighting acigarette, warming himself or just resting. When equipped with the rest10 however, a hunter may select a suitable tree trunk and secure therest 10 to the trunk by passing the strap member 14 around the treespeasas a hunter then desires to rest the gun 38, he merely has to placethe gun within the cradle formed by the U-shaped support members 24 and25 which may be pivoted slightly about the pivot pins 32 for adaptingthe rest 10 for supporting guns having different contours. By supportingthe gun 10 by means of the U-shaped members, the gun is ready for use atany time a hunter desires. Thus, a rest is provided which will enable ahunter to conveniently rest his gun in a safe manner while he is nothunting.

It is to be understood that any suitable materials such as non-corrosivemetals and/or plastic and the like may be used in the construction ofthe bar 20 and the members 24 and 25. I

With particular attention now directed to FIGURE 3 of the drawings, itwill be noted that the pivot pins 32- are spaced from each other adistance sufficient to enable the U-shaped members 24 to be pivotedtoward each other with their bight portion 30 spaced slightly from eachother and with the U-shaped members 24 extending along the bar 20. Whenin this position, the U-shaped members 24- may be wrapped with the freeends of the flexible strap member 14 as illustrated in FIGURE 3 of thedrawings in order to maintain the gun rest 10 in a collapsed state forstorage until its use is desired.

The bar 20 is constructed of a material having inherent resilientproperties and therefore the bar 20 will be slightly flexed upon theembracing engagement of the flexible strap member 14 with an upstandingsupport such as the tree trunk 12. In this manner, the bar 20 willmaintain tension on the flexible strap member 14 and thereby assure thatthe rest 10 will-not slide downwardly on the support member 12.

It is also to be understood that the U-shaped members 24 may beconstructed of a resilient material in order to frictionally gripportions of the gun 38.

The foregoing is considered as illustrative only of the principles ofthe invention. Further, since numerous modifications and changes willreadily occur to those skilled in the art, it is not desired to limitthe invention to the exact construction and operation shown anddescribed, and accordingly all suitable modifications and equivalentsmay be resorted to, falling within the scope of the invention asclaimed.

What is claimed as new is as follows:

1 A gun rest for supporting a gun on an upstanding 4 support comprisinga flexible member adapted to encircle and frictionally embrace anupstanding support, an elongated bar, means mounting said bar on saidflexible member for adjustable movement longitudinally of said flexiblemember with said member extending longitudinally of said flexible bar, apair of substantially U-shaped support members, means pivotally securinga leg of each support member to said bar for movement about an axisextending transversely of said bar and said leg, the axes of rotation ofsaid U-shaped members being spaced longitudinally of said bar, a bucklecarried by one end of said flexible member for engagement by the otherend of the latter whereby said flexible member may be adjusted inlength, said bar being constructed of a resilient material, and saidU-shaped support members each including a bight portion spaced from itsaxis of rotation and said bight portions being spaced from thecorresponding axes of rotation a total distance of slightly less thanthe spacing between the axes of rotation of said support members,whereby the free ends of said support members may be pivotedtoward eachother with said support members closely overlying and generallyparalleling said bar with said bight portion spaced slightly from eachother in order that the free ends of said flexible member may be readilywrapped about said bar and support members for storage of said gun restin a compact manner.

2. The combination of claim 1 wherein said mounting means includes meansfor frictionally engaging said flexible member at four points spacedlongitudinally therealong when said flexible member is tensioned.

3. The combination of claim 2 wherein said mounting means includes apair of openings formed through said bar at points spaced longitudinallytherealong.

References Cited in the file of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS623,453 Whitmarsh Apr. 18, 1899 1,506,668 Rose Aug. 20, 1924 1,628,623Jonnes May 10, 1927 2,823,808 Hindi Feb. 18, 1958 FOREIGN PATENTS281,019 Germany of 1913

